# 2010 Washington State Cougars football team

The 2010 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Head coach Paul Wulff was in his third season and they were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. The team played its home games on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars finished the season 2–10 (1–8 in Pac-10, last).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, Oklahoma | FSN | L 17–65 | 48,692 |
| September 11 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 24 (FCS) Montana State* | Martin StadiumPullman, Washington | FSNNW | W 23–22 | 26,356 |
| September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | at SMU* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas | CBSCS | L 21–35 | 18,184 |
| September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Southern California | Martin StadiumPullman, Washington | FSNNW | L 16–50 | 24,310 |
| October 2 | 12:30 p.m. | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, California | FSNNW | L 28–42 | 62,072 |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Oregon | Martin StadiumPullman, Washington | CSNNW | L 23–43 | 24,768 |
| October 16 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 17 Arizona | Martin StadiumPullman, Washington | Versus | L 7–24 | 23,955 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Stanford | Stanford StadiumStanford, California | FCS | L 28–38 | 36,679 |
| October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona | | L 0–42 | 44,903 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | California | Martin StadiumPullman, Washington | FSNNW | L 13–20 | 17,648 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, Oregon | FSNNW | W 31–14 | 45,389 |
| December 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Washington | Martin StadiumPullman, Washington (103rd Apple Cup) | Versus | L 28–35 | 30,157 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cowboys | 17 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 65 |

### Montana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |

### SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Trojans | 21 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
| Cougars | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |

### UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Bruins | 7 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 42 |
After scoring 21 unanswered points to lead the Bruins 28-20, the Cougars were unable to hold the lead. The Bruins came back with three touchdowns in the last half for the victory.

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Ducks | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| Cougars | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |

### Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #17 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| #12 Cardinal | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Devils | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Cougars | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
The Cougars came into Corvallis with a 1-9 record, and a 16-game Pac-10 losing streak. The Cougars took control of the game early, with a 14-0 lead. The Cougars would walk away with a 31-14 victory against the Beavers, ending the 16 game conference losing streak.

### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Cougars | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |